The program
leading to the M.A. in Humanities is designed both for individuals wishing to
enhance their knowledge and skills and for students intending to pursue a doctorate
in a humanistic field. Thus, students seeking an M.A. in Humanities have two
options, a �research� or a �professional� option.� Students with plans for doctoral study should
choose the research option.
Students in
the research option must complete thirty-three semester hours of course work,
demonstrate reading proficiency in an approved foreign language, and
successfully complete a portfolio.
HUMA
5300 Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Arts and Humanities.
Students are expected to complete this course as early as possible in their
programs.
Thirty
semester hours, of which at least twenty-seven hours are normally in organized
courses.
Eighteen of these hours are divided among organized courses in Aesthetic
Studies (6 hours), History of Ideas (6 hours), and Studies in Literature (6
hours). The remaining hours must be taken inthe
student�s major area of concentration (Aesthetic Studies, History of Ideas, or
Studies in Literature), the exception being students pursuing a general
Humanities degree. Normally no more than three hours of independent study are
applicable to the degree plan. Independent studies do not count toward the 18
hour minimum in the major required for certification to teach at either a two
or four year college/university.
The research M.A.
degree requires demonstrated reading proficiency in an approved foreign
language. Students can demonstrate proficiency by passing a translation
examination in an approved language (e.g., French, German, classical Greek,
Italian, Latin, or Spanish). Intensive review courses (HUMA 6320-6323) and the
advanced language workshops (HUMA 7320-7323), which students may take to
prepare for the examination, do not count toward minimum course requirements
for the degree. Any students wishing to satisfy the requirement with languages
other than those listed above must secure the approval of the School�s
Associate Dean for Graduate Studies. Students must satisfy the M.A. language
requirement before or as they submit their master�s portfolio proposals to the
Graduate Studies Committee.
Two substantial
pieces of work (two research papers or a creative project plus a scholarly
essay) originating in or completed for graduate courses are revised and
presented in a portfolio for evaluation by a master�s committee.
Students in the
professional option in Humanities must complete thirty-three hours of
coursework, all normally in organized courses and distributed as in the
research option above.They are not required to complete a portfolio or meet a
foreign language requirement, however, and they receive a terminal degree.
To earn the
M.A.T. in Humanities, a degree specifically designed for practicing teachers,
students must complete a total of thirty-six semester hours of course work.
While most courses are the same as those for other students in the school, some
courses are concerned specifically with the school classroom. It is possible
for students who are particularly interested in English and History to design
their degree programs so that their work in these areas can be focused and set
in an interdisciplinary context. The M.A.T. degree does not require
demonstration of reading proficiency in a foreign language.
Normally
students applying for admission to the M.A.T. program should have a teaching
certificate. Students may be teaching full-time while they are pursuing the
degree.
HUED 5300 Teaching of
the Humanities in the Secondary School
HUMA 5300 Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Arts and Humanities
Fifteen hours in
organized courses in one of these areas of concentration: Aesthetic Studies or
History of Ideas or Studies in Literature
Six hours in
education courses in addition to HUED 5300. Three hours may be taken as
independent study to prepare for the casebook.
Six hours of
electives in any organized courses outside the area of specialization.
The casebook consists
of two parts, a critical essay on an interdisciplinary topic as well as a
curriculum plan that adopts that topic to the candidate�s teaching level in
twenty to thirty lesson plans.
Students
seeking a Ph.D. in the Humanities will normally complete a minimum of sixty
semester hours beyond a master�s degree or its equivalent, demonstrate advanced
proficiency in a foreign language, pass qualifying examinations, and complete
and defend a dissertation. In addition to meeting the general university
criteria for admission to graduate study, students earning an M.A. degree in
the Humanities from U.T. Dallas must obtain the formal endorsement of their
portfolio committees to proceed into the doctoral program. Students who have
completed pertinent graduate work at other institutions (thirty hours of
humanities courses, language training, and written work roughly equivalent to
the portfolio here) may qualify for a Master of Arts equivalency upon admission
to the graduate program. Students admitted with an M.A. equivalent must take
HUMA 5300.
Forty-two
semester hours of which at least thirty-three are normally in organized
courses.
Eighteen of these hours are divided among organized courses in Aesthetic
Studies (6 hours), History of Ideas (6 hours), and Studies in Literature (6
hours). The remaining hours may be in one or more of the three areas, and
normally no more than nine hours of independent study are applicable to the
degree.
Students admitted to
the Ph.D. program from universities other than The University of Texas at
Dallas must pass a translation examination in an approved foreign language
(e.g., French, German, classical Greek, Italian, Latin, or Spanish) during
their first year in the Ph.D. program. Part-time students admitted from other
universities, however, may have two calendar years to meet this initial
requirement. All Ph.D. students must then demonstrate active use of the foreign
language at an advanced level in two courses. For this purpose, they may
undertake readings and research in regular organized courses, they may meet one
half the requirement by taking the Art and Craft of Translation (HUSL 7321)
once, or they may arrange for Advanced Independent Studies in Foreign Languages
(designated 7330-7335). These advanced independent studies courses will not
count, however, toward minimum course requirements for the degree.
Students wishing to
satisfy the requirement with languages other than those listed above must
secure the approval of the school�s Associate Dean for Graduate Studies.
Students must satisfy the Ph.D. foreign-language requirement prior to taking
qualifying examinations.
After completing all
the above requirements, students proceed to the qualifying examination, a
sequence consisting of three written sections and one oral section. The
examining committee, composed of three regular members of the faculty, oversees
definition and preparation of the three examination fields within guidelines
established by the program. At least seven days before the exams themselves,
the faculty members submit examination questions to the Arts and Humanities
office, which schedules and administers the examination. The maximum time
allowed for a student�s completion of the examination sequence is twenty
business days.
Students are formally
advanced to Ph.D. candidacy when they have successfully completed the
qualifying examinations and received final approval for dissertation topics. A
student may submit a preliminary dissertation proposal for consideration during
the oral section of the qualifying examination. In any case, after that
examination, a four-person supervising committee is formed, normally from the
examining committee plus another regular faculty member proposed by the
student, to oversee dissertation work. The supervising committee must then
approve a formal dissertation proposal before the student submits it to the
Graduate Studies Committee for final approval.
Each candidate then
writes a doctoral dissertation, which is supervised and defended according to
general university regulation. Every student must register for a minimum of
nine hours of dissertation credit in two successive semesters and must maintain
continuous enrollment thereafter for at least three semester hours during
consecutive long semesters until the degree is completed. Any exception to this
requirement is granted only by petition to the school�s Associate Dean for
graduate studies.
The Ackerman Center for Holocausts Studies
The Certificate in
Holocaust Studies (Certificate) is offered to MA, MAT, and PhD students in the
School of Arts and Humanities (A & H) from The Ackerman Center for
Holocaust Studies (Center) at UT Dallas.�
Students who wish to pursue the Certificate must do so in coordination
with A & H�s requirements for graduation from their specified program.� Graduates
of this 15 credit hours certificate will have a critical understanding of the
Holocaust as well as modern Jewish culture, the history of anti-Semitism, and
the major contemporary philosophical, aesthetic, and analytical responses to
this major event.
In order to begin work toward the Certificate, each student must complete
a registration form, and is required to be advised each semester by Professor Zsuzsanna Ozsvath or Professor
Nils Roemer.� In addition, each semester,
Certification students must also meet with their
Each student seeking
a Certificate in Holocaust Studies must complete 15 Graduate credit hours
(hours) chosen from �The Courses� section below. Students must take 12 of the
15 required hours in organized classes.��
The remaining 3 hours of coursework may be completed either in an
organized class, or by independent study with the permission of the student�s
Center Advisor.� Independent study
courses must focus on topics relating to: German history, philosophy, and
literature; Interwar Germany; Jewish Studies; or other Holocaust-related
topics.� Students may not take
�Foundation Courses� by independent study.
NOTE: Students enrolled in the professional option of the MA
degree may not take an independent study course.
Special Requirements for MAT Students Enrolled in HUAS
Degree Plans
MAT students with a
concentration in HUAS must take an additional 6 to 9 hours beyond their
required 36 hours for the Holocaust Certification unless they receive prior
special permission from the Graduate Studies Associate Dean in the Arts and
Humanities Office.
The Courses
I.� Foundation Courses:
HUHI 7345-The Holocaust
AND
(2)
HUSL 6378 �Holocaust Literature
����������� (6 hours)
(As new courses are
developed, students may substitute a required course with the permission of the
Center�s Director.)
II. German history, philosophy, and literature:
�(1)
HUSL-6370- Prophecy and Fulfillment:
German Literature and Ideas 1870-1960. �
���� (3 hours)
OR
��� Interwar
�(1) HUSL 6370 - Between Tradition and Modernity: The History and Literature of
�
�(As new courses are developed, students may substitute
a required course with the permission of the Center�s Director.)
III. Jewish Studies:
�(1) HUHI 7368 � Modern Jewish Literature Across
Cultures
AND
(2) HUHI 7368 -- Modernity, Culture, and
the Jews
�(6 hours)
�(As new courses are developed, students may
substitute a required course with the permission of the Center�s Director.)
Students with Existing Course Credit:
Students who have
completed a minimum of 9 credit hours, as of the date of application for the
Holocaust Certificate, may apply their hours toward the above requirements as
long as those classes have been taken within the last 24 hours or 12 months of
prior coursework.� The student, however,
must be current in their requirements for graduation, and should be prepared to
furnish the Center advisor a completed, up-to-date advising form from their A
& H Academic Advisor.��
Certificate Registration:
Certificate
registration forms are available on the table in front of the Arts and
Humanities Office as well as online at www.utdalllas.edu/holocaust.� Please contact the Center office at
972-883-2100, or by email:� [email protected]
if you have any questions.� Please submit
Certification enrollment forms to the Arts and Humanities Office located at JO
4.510.